Anti-Establishment was an English

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band, formed in 1978. They went through a number of line ups before settling on one that would record the majority of their material: Gavin Gritton on vocals, Nick Freeston on drums, Haggis on lead guitar, and Kevin Read on bass. The first gig was in 1979. The band initially only went on to play around 25 shows but, as it says in the liner notes to the compilation of all of their work compiled by Captain Oi! Records in 1997, 'the name Anti-Establishment is still held in high esteem amongst the Oi!/Punk Fraternity'. The first single was "1980's" / "Mechanical Man", produced by The Damned drummer

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and released in March 1980 under the Charnel House label. The second single was "Future Girl" / "No Trust" produced by Rat Scabies, released on

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. It was promoted with a tour supporting

The Exploited The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 1978 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, with Buchan soon replaced by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in March 1981,

. The third and final single was a double A side "Anti-men" and "Misunderstood", again produced by

. A line up change saw Gary Dawson on Guitar after Haggis left to spend time building up his own garage business. The band reformed in 2013 and played the Rebellion Punk Festival.

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Anti-Establishment 'The Oi! Collection' - 18 track discography of the band
Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom British hardcore punk groups English punk rock groups Oi! groups Musical groups established in 1978 1978 establishments in the United Kingdom